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Historical Birthday

25 Nov 1507
Joost de Damhoudere Flemish lawyer (Praxis rerum criminalium)
25 Nov 1562
Lope Felix de Vega dramatistpoet (Angelica Arcadia) born in Madrid Spain
25 Nov 1903
William Dehart Hubbard long jumper (Olympic gold 1924) born in Cincinnati Ohio
25 Nov 1904
Jessie Royce Landis [Medbury] American actress (North by Northwest) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1972)
25 Nov 1904
Lillian Copeland US discus thrower (Olympic gold 1932)
25 Nov 1904
Toni Ortelli Italian composer and alpinist (d. 2000)
25 Nov 1907
John Stuart Hindmarsh British racing driver and aviator (d. 1938)
25 Nov 1909
Manny Martindale West Indian cricketer (fiery WI pace bowler of 30s) born in St Lucy Barbados (d. 1972)
25 Nov 1566
John Heminges English actor and member of The Kings Men editor of Shakespeares First Folio born in Droitwich Worcestershire (d. 1630) (baptism date)
25 Nov 1577
Piet Heyn Dutch privateer and admiral (captured Spanish silver fleet) born in Delft (d. 1629)
25 Nov 1638
Catherine of Braganza Queen of Charles II of England (d. 1705)
25 Nov 1697
Gerhard Tersteegen German evangelistpoet (wrote in blood)
25 Nov 1703
Jean-Franois Sguier French astronomer and botanist (d. 1784)
25 Nov 1712
Charles-Michel de lpe French philanthropist and developer of Signed French (d. 1789)
25 Nov 1714
Yoriyuki Arima Japanese mathematician (d. 1783)
25 Nov 1752
Johann Friedrich Reichardt German composer born in Knigsberg East Prussia (d. 1814)
25 Nov 1778
Mary Anne Schimmelpenninck British Christian writer (d. 1856)
25 Nov 1787
Franz Xaver Gruber Austrian organistcomposer (Silent Night)
25 Nov 1814
Julius Robert von Mayer German physician and physicist (d. 1878)
25 Nov 1817
John Bigelow American statesman and author (d. 1911)
25 Nov 1823
Joseph Alexander Cooper American civil servant and Brevet Major General (Union Army) born in Whitley County Kentucky (d. 1910)
25 Nov 1825
Edward Augustus Wild American homeopathic doctor and Brigadier General (Union Army) born in Brookline Massachusetts (d. 1891)
25 Nov 1840
Hugo Verriest Flemish authorpoet (Flemish Movement)
25 Nov 1841
Ernst Schrder German mathematician (d. 1902)
25 Nov 1843
Henry Ware Eliot American industrialist philanthropist and the father of T. S. Eliot (d. 1919)
25 Nov 1845
Jos Maria de Ea de Queirs Portuguese novelist born in Pvoa de Varzim (d. 1900)
25 Nov 1846
Carrie Nation American temperance advocate (d. 1911)
25 Nov 1852
Johan N Salvator [Johann Orth] archduke of Austria
25 Nov 1856
Sergei Ivanovich Taneyev Russian composer (Oresteia)
25 Nov 1869
Ben Lindsey American judge and social reformer (d. 1934)
25 Nov 1870
Winthrop Ames American theatrical director (d. 1937)
25 Nov 1871
Cornelis J Cor van Ast Dutch actor and director (Ghost Hotel Two Boys) born in Rotterdam Netherlands (d. 1939)
25 Nov 1876
Princess Victoria Melita of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Grand Duchess of Hesse (d. 1936)
25 Nov 1877
Harley Granville-Barker dramatistproducercritic born in London England
25 Nov 1878
Georg Kaiser German playwright (The Burghers of Calais) born in Magdeburg (d. 1945)
25 Nov 1880
Leonard S Woolf English authorhusband of Virginia Woolf
25 Nov 1880
Elsie J. Oxenham British childrens author (d. 1960)
25 Nov 1881
Peder Gram Danish composer born in Copenhagen (d. 1956)
25 Nov 1883
Percy Marmont British actor (Secret Agent Lisbon Captain Apache) born in London England (d. 1977)
25 Nov 1883
Harvey Spencer Lewis American mystic (d. 1939)
25 Nov 1886
Percy Holmes cricketer (Engl 555 partners with Sutcliffe for Yorks)
25 Nov 1886
Rex Maupin orchestra leader (Tin Pan Alley TV) born in St Joseph Missouri
25 Nov 1890
Isaac Rosenberg English war poet and artist (d. 1918)
25 Nov 1895
Anastas I Mikoyan Armenia member of Supreme Soviet
25 Nov 1895
Wilhelm Kempff Juterbog Germany pianist (Unter dem Zimbelstern)
25 Nov 1895
Helen Hooven Santmyer American writer (d. 1986)
25 Nov 1896
Virgil Thomson composermusic critic (4 Saints in 3 Acts) born in Kansas City Missouri
25 Nov 1899
Vera Reynolds American silent screen actress (Lawless Woman) born in Richmond Virginia (d. 1962)
25 Nov 1899
William R Burnett American author (Little Caesar)
25 Nov 1900
Arthur Schwartz composer (Girl from Paris Excuse my Dust)
25 Nov 1900
Helen Gahagan Douglas Nixons 1st opponent(Rep-D-Ca)
25 Nov 1900
Rudolf H commandant of the Auschwitz concentration camp (d. 1947)
25 Nov 1901
Tibor Serly Losonc Hungary violinistcomposer (American Elegy)
25 Nov 1901
Arthur Liebehenschel Commandant of Auschwitz concentration camp (d. 1948)
25 Nov 1902
Tamara Shayne Russian-American actress (Moma Yoelson-The Jolson Story) born in Perm Russia (d. 1983
25 Nov 1913
Lewis Thomas American physician and essayist (d. 1993)
25 Nov 1914
Lon Zitrone Russian-born French journalist and television host (d. 1995)
25 Nov 1915
George Mudie cricketer (WI all-rounder in one Test 1935 5 & 3-40)
25 Nov 1915
Ron Hamence cricketer (Australian batsman post-WWII)
25 Nov 1919
Chaim Pearl Jewish rabbi and scholar born in Liverpool England (d. 1995)
25 Nov 1920
Ricardo Montalbn Mexican actor (Fantasy Island Star Trek II Naked Gun) born in Mexico City Mexico (d. 2009)
25 Nov 1920
Tuanku Syed Putra ibni Almarhum Syed Hassan Jamalullail King of Malaysia (d. 2000)
25 Nov 1920
Noel Neill American actress (Adventures of Superman) born in Minneapolis Minnesota (d. 2016)
25 Nov 1922
Ilja Hurnik Czech composer born in Poruba (d. 2013)
25 Nov 1922
Gloria Lasso French-Spanish singer (Le tour de chant de Gloria Lasso) born in Vilafranca del Peneds Catalonia (d. 2005)
25 Nov 1923
Mauno Koivisto President of Finland (1982-94) born in Turku (d. 2017)
25 Nov 1923
Art Wall Jr American golfer (Masters 1959) born in Honesdale Pennsylvania (d. 2001)
25 Nov 1924
Paul Desmond American jazz alto saxophonist (Dave Brubeck Quartet - Take Five) born in San Francisco California (d. 1977)
25 Nov 1924
Takaaki Yoshimoto Japanese poet critic and philosopher.
25 Nov 1926
Jeffrey Hunter American actor (Star Trek Cage The Searchers) born in New Orleans Louisiana (d. 1969)
25 Nov 1926
Poul [William] Anderson American sci-fi author (7 Hugos Mirkheim)
25 Nov 1928
James Jimmy Johnson American gospel and blues singer and guitarist born in Holly Springs Mississippi
25 Nov 1928
Etta Jones American jazz singer (Dont Go to Strangers) born in Aiken South Carolina (d. 2001)
25 Nov 1929
Jack Hogan [Richard Roland Benson Jr] American actor (Combat Adam 12 Sierra) born in Chapel Hill North Carolina
25 Nov 1929
Theo Bruins Dutch pianistcomposer (Sei Studii)
25 Nov 1931
Dickie Jeeps English rugby internationalchairman Sports Council
25 Nov 1931
Nat Adderley American jazz musician (Work Song) born in Tampa Florida (d. 2000)
25 Nov 1933
Kathryn Grant Crosby actress (Mr Cory Big Circus) born in Houston Texas
25 Nov 1933
Rene Enriquez actor (Ray Calletano-Hill Street Blues) born in San Francisco California
25 Nov 1936
Matt Clark actor and director (Return to Oz Horror Show) born in Washington D.C.
25 Nov 1936
Trisha Brown American choreographer and dancer born in Aberdeen Washington (d. 2017)
25 Nov 1939
Martin Feldstein economist (1977 John Bates Clark Medal)
25 Nov 1939
Rosanna Schiaffino actress (Minotaur Mazzabubu) born in Genoa Italy
25 Nov 1940
Percy Sledge soul singer (When A Man Loves A Woman)
25 Nov 1940
Reinhard Furrer German physicist and astronaut (STS 22) born in Worgl Germany
25 Nov 1941
Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi Indian Muslim Sufi author spiritual leader (d. 2001)
25 Nov 1942
Rosa Von Praunheim [Holger Mischwitzky] Riga Latvia dir (Affengeil)
25 Nov 1942
Tracey Walter actor (Best of the West) born in Jersey City New Jersey
25 Nov 1945
George Webster American football player (d. 2007)
25 Nov 1947
John Larroquette actor (Dan Fielding-Night Court) born in New Orleans Louisiana
25 Nov 1947
Jonathan Kaplan director (Heart Like a Wheel) born in Paris France
25 Nov 1948
Storm Field [Elliot] NY weatherman (WABC TV WCBS TV)
25 Nov 1949
Kerry OKeeffe cricketer (Australian leg-spinner 1971-77)
25 Nov 1949
Rita Jenrette wife of Rep John Jenrette (D-SC) born in San Antonio Texas
25 Nov 1949
[Boris] Alexander Godunov Sakhalin USSR danceractor (Die Hard)
25 Nov 1951
Bucky Dent all star shortstop (Chicago White Sox NY Yankees)
25 Nov 1951
Arturo Prez Reverte Spanish novelist and war reporter
25 Nov 1952
Ernest Harden Jr actor (Marcus-Jeffersons) born in Detroit Michigan
25 Nov 1952
John Lynch American politician current governor of New Hampshire
25 Nov 1953
Monique St Pierre Weisbaden Germany playmate of year (Nov 1978)
25 Nov 1953
Jeffrey Skilling American former CEO of Enron
25 Nov 1956
Ena Heese South African costume designer (Willem of Orange)
25 Nov 1956
Liana Vicens Puerto Rico 100m breaststroke (Olympics 1968)
25 Nov 1958
Gary Coveyou musician (Bo Donaldson and The Heywoods)
25 Nov 1959
Steve Rothery Brampton guitarist (Marillion-Clutching at Straws)
25 Nov 1959
Charles Kennedy British politician (Liberal Democrat leader 1999-2006) born in Inverness Scotland
25 Nov 1960
Amy Grant American gospel and rock singer (Glory of Love Baby Baby) born in Augusta Georgia
25 Nov 1960
Kasey Smith American heavy metal artist (Danger Danger-Screw It) born in Queens New York
25 Nov 1960
Mary Ostergren biathelete (Olympics 1994) born in Saint Paul Minnesota
25 Nov 1961
Kenny Monday 163 lbs freestyles wrestler (Olympics 1988 92 96) born in Tulsa Oklahoma
25 Nov 1963
Bernie Kosar NFL quarterback (Miami Dolphins Cleveland Browns)
25 Nov 1963
Steve Ave St Germain Enlay France US 1500m runner
25 Nov 1964
Dan Saleaumua NFL defensive tackle (KC Chiefs Seattle Seahawks)
25 Nov 1964
Nolan Jay Henke Battle Creek MI PGA golfer (1990 BC Open)
25 Nov 1964
Wendy Wyland American platform diver (Olympic bronze 1984) born in Jackson Michigan
25 Nov 1964
Mark Lanegan American musician (Screaming Trees)
25 Nov 1965
Anthony Newman NFL safety (New Orleans Saints)
25 Nov 1965
Cris Carter NFL wide receiver (Minnesota Vikings)
25 Nov 1965
Jeff Norton Acton NHL defenseman (Edmonton Oilers)
25 Nov 1965
Mike Gebhardt mistral sailor (Olympic 6th 1996) born in Columbus Ohio
25 Nov 1965
Yasmin Yaz Farooq Waupun Wisc rower (Olympic 4th 1992 96)
25 Nov 1965
Dougray Scott Scottish television and film actor
25 Nov 1966
Mark Whiten outfielder (Atlanta Braves NY Yankees) born in Pensacola Florida
25 Nov 1966
Stacy Lattisaw disco singer (Million Dollar Baby) born in Washington D.C.
25 Nov 1966
Tim Armstrong American musician (Rancid and The Transplants)
25 Nov 1967
Anthony Nesty Suriname swimmer (Surinames 1st Olympic gold medal 100m butterfly 1988) born in Trinidad & Tobago
25 Nov 1967
Curtis Baldwin actor (Calvin-227) born in Los Angeles California
25 Nov 1967
Gregg Turkington American comedian (as Neil Hamburger) and musician
25 Nov 1968
John Johnstone Liverpool NY pitcher (Houston Astros)
25 Nov 1968
Jory Husain actor (Jawaharial-Head of the Class) born in Milwaukee Wisconsin
25 Nov 1969
Anthony Peeler NBA guard (LA Lakers Vancouver Grizzlies)
25 Nov 1969
Donald Reynolds WLAF defensive tackle (Frankfurt Galaxy)
25 Nov 1969
Jacqueline Hennessy Edmonton actress (Dead Ringers)
25 Nov 1969
Jillian Hennessy Edmonton twin actress (Claire-Law & Order Paper)
25 Nov 1970
Purvis Hunt NFLWLAF guard (Houston Oilers Scottish Claymores)
25 Nov 1970
Shane Pahukoa NFL safety (New Orleans Saints)
25 Nov 1972
Kevin Han US badminton player (Olympics 1996) born in Shanghai China
25 Nov 1972
Petteri Nummelin Turku FIN hockey defenseman (Team Finland)
25 Nov 1454
Caterina Cornaro Queen of Cyprus born in Venice (d. 1510)
25 Nov 1501
Yi Hwang Korean Confucian scholar of the Joseon Dynasty born in Ongye-ri Andong North Gyeongsang Province (d. 1570)
25 Nov 1507
Joost de Damhoudere Flemish lawyer (Praxis rerum criminalium) born in Bruges Belgium (d. 1581)
25 Nov 1562
Lope Flix de Vega Carpio Spanish dramatist and poet (Angelica Arcadia) born in Madrid Spain (d. 1635)
25 Nov 1638
Catherine of Braganza Portuguese Roman Catholic Queen of Charles II of England born in Vila Vicosa Portugal (d. 1705)
25 Nov 1697
Gerhard Tersteegen German evangelist and poet (wrote in blood) born in Moers Germany (d. 1769)
25 Nov 1703
Jean-Franois Sguier French astronomer and botanist born in Nmes France (d. 1784)
25 Nov 1712
Charles-Michel de lpe French philanthropist and developer of Signed French born in Versailles France (d. 1789)
25 Nov 1714
Yoriyuki Arima Japanese mathematician (approximated the value of pi and its square pi2) (d. 1783)
25 Nov 1721
Willem Crul British admiral (West-Indies) born in Haarlem Netherlands (d. 1781)
25 Nov 1734
Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Wenkel German composer born in Niedergebra Nordhausen Germany (d. 1792)
25 Nov 1737
Christian Friedrich Penzel German musician and composer born in Oelsnitz Germany (d. 1801)
25 Nov 1741
Johann Christian Frischmuth German composer born in Schwabhausen Germany (d. 1790)
25 Nov 1753
Otto Carl Erdmann Kospoth Prussian composer born in Mhltroff (d. 1817)
25 Nov 1778
Mary Anne Schimmelpenninck British Christian writer born in Birmingham (d. 1856)
25 Nov 1787
Franz Xaver Gruber Austrian organist and composer (Silent Night) born in Hochberg Austria (d. 1863)
25 Nov 1814
Julius Robert von Mayer German physician and physicist (first law of thermodynamics) born in Heilbronn Wrttemberg (d. 1878)
25 Nov 1817
John Bigelow American statesman and author born in Bristol New York (d. 1911)
25 Nov 1828
Franjo Raki Croatian historian and politician born in Fuine Austrian Empire (d. 1894)
25 Nov 1834
Jean-Baptist Colyns Belgian violinist and composer born in Brussels Belgium (d. 1902)
25 Nov 1839
Stanisaw Duniecki Polish composer born in Lviv Ukraine (d. 1870)
25 Nov 1840
Hugo Verriest Flemish author and poet (Flemish Movement) born in Deerlijk Belgium (d. 1922)
25 Nov 1841
Ernst Schrder German mathematician (algebraic logic) born in Mannheim Baden Germany (d. 1902)
25 Nov 1842
Vittorio Dabormida Italian general who fought in the Italo-Ethiopian War born in Turin (d. 1896)
25 Nov 1843
Henry Ware Eliot American industrialist philanthropist and the father of T. S. Eliot (d. 1919)
25 Nov 1846
Carrie Nation American temperance advocate born in Garrard County Kentucky (d. 1911)
25 Nov 1852
Johan Salvator Archduke of Austria born in Florence Grand Duchy of Tuscany (d. 1890)
25 Nov 1874
Joe Gans American boxer (world lightweight champion) born in Baltimore Maryland (d. 1910)
25 Nov 1904
Herbert Reynolds Inch American composer and teacher born in Missoula Montana (d. 1988)
25 Nov 1939
Martin Feldstein American economist (1977 John Bates Clark Medal) chief economic adviser to President Reagan born in The Bronx New York (d. 2019)
25 Nov 1940
Percy Sledge American soul singer (When A Man Loves A Woman) born in Leighton Alabama (d. 2015)
25 Nov 1945
Bev Bevan English drummer (Electric Light Orchestra) born in Birmingham England
25 Nov 1953
Monique St Pierre German model Playboy model (Nov 1978 Playmate of Year 1979) born in Weisbaden Germany
25 Nov 1957
Terry Stotts American basketball head coach (Portland Trail Blazers 2012-19 Atlanta Hawks 2002-04 Milwaukee Bucks 2005-07) born in Cedar Falls Iowa
25 Nov 1966
Mark Whiten American baseball outfielder (4 home runs in one game 1993 St. Louis Cardinals) born in Pensacola Florida
25 Nov 1971
Dominic Cummings English political strategist (Vote Leave campaign) born in Durham England
25 Nov 1972
Alessandro Michele Italian fashion designer (Gucci) born in Rome Italy
25 Nov 1973
Erick Strickland NBA guard (Dallas Mavericks)
25 Nov 1856
Sergei Taneyev Russian pianist and composer (Oresteia) born in Vladimir Russia (d. 1915)
25 Nov 1858
Alfred Capus French journalist and playwright born in Aix-en-Provence France (d. 1922)
25 Nov 1862
Ethelbert Nevin American pianist and composer born in Edgeworth Pennsylvania (d. 1901)
25 Nov 1869
Ben Lindsey American judge and social reformer born in Jackson Tennessee (d. 1943)
25 Nov 1870
Winthrop Ames American theatrical director (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs) born in North Easton Massachusetts (d. 1937)
25 Nov 1876
Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Grand Duchess of Hesse born in San Anton Palace Attard British Malta (d. 1936)
25 Nov 1877
Harley Granville-Barker English dramatist producer (The Voysey Inheritance) and critic born in London (d. 1946)
25 Nov 1880
Leonard Woolf English author and husband of Virginia Woolf born in London (d. 1969)
25 Nov 1880
Elsie J. Oxenham British childrens author (Abbey Series) born in Southport Lancashire England (d. 1960)
25 Nov 1883
Harvey Spencer Lewis American Rosicrucian author and mystic born in Frenchtown New Jersey (d. 1939)
25 Nov 1886
Percy Holmes English cricketer (Engl 555 partners with Sutcliffe for Yorks) born in Oakes Huddersfield Yorkshire (d. 1971)
25 Nov 1887
Nikolai Vavilov Soviet botanist and geneticist (identified the centers of origin of cultivated plants) born in Moscow Russian Empire (d. 1943)
25 Nov 1890
Isaac Rosenberg English war poet (Poems from the Trenches) and artist born in Bristol England (d. 1918)
25 Nov 1895
Anastas Mikoyan Armenian revolutionary and member of Supreme Soviet born in Sanahin Yelizavetpol Governorate Russian Empire (d. 1978)
25 Nov 1895
Ludvk Svoboda Czech general and politician (8th President of Czechoslovakia 1968-75) born in Hroznatn Moravia Austria Hungary (d. 1979)
25 Nov 1895
Wilhelm Kempff German pianist and composer (Unter dem Zimbelstern) born in Jterbog Brandenburg Germany (d. 1991)
25 Nov 1895
Helen Hooven Santmyer American writer (...And Ladies of the Club) born in Cincinnati Ohio (d. 1986)
25 Nov 1896
Rex Maupin American orchestra leader (Tin Pan Alley TV) born in St Joseph Missouri (d. 1966)
25 Nov 1900
Arthur Schwartz American composer (I Guess Ill Have To Change My Plans Thats Entertainment) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1984)
25 Nov 1900
Helen Gahagan Douglas American actress and politician (Nixons 1st opponent for the United States Senate in 1950) born in Boonton New Jersey (d. 1980)
25 Nov 1896
Virgil Thomson American composer and music critic (4 Saints in 3 Acts) born in Kansas City Missouri (d. 1989)
25 Nov 1899
W. R. Burnett American author (Little Caesar) born in Springfield Ohio (d. 1982)
25 Nov 1900
Rudolf Hss German commandant of the Auschwitz concentration camp born in Baden-Baden German Empire (d. 1947)
25 Nov 1901
Tibor Serly Hungarian violinist and composer (American Elegy) born in Losonc Kingdom of Hungary (d. 1978)
25 Nov 1903
Dehart Hubbard American athlete (Olympic gold long jump 1924 first African American to win individual event WR 7.89m 1925) born in Cincinnati Ohio (d. 1976)
25 Nov 1909
Manny Martindale West Indian cricket fast bowler (10 Tests 37 wickets Barbados) born in St Lucy Barbados (d. 1972)
25 Nov 1921
Stanley Ho Chinese casino tycoon who transformed Macao born in Hong Kong (d. 2020)
25 Nov 1924
Lorraine Tui St. George Tucker American recorder player and composer (Peyote Concerto) born in Fullerton California (d. 2004)
25 Nov 1927
Dick Wellstood American jazz pianist born in Greenwich Connecticut
25 Nov 1942
Rosa Von Praunheim [Holger Mischwitzky] Riga Latvia dir (Affengeil)
25 Nov 1948
Storm Field [Elliot] NY weatherman (WABC TV WCBS TV)
25 Nov 1950
Jocelyn Brown American R&B and dance singer born in Kinston North Carolina
25 Nov 1960
Mary Ostergren biathlete (Olympics 1994) born in Saint Paul Minnesota
25 Nov 1963
Holly Cole Canadian jazz singer (Temptation) born in Halifax Nova Scotia
25 Nov 1965
Cris Carter Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver (8 Pro Bowl 19932000 First-team All-Pro 1994 99 NFL receiving TD leader 1995 97 99 Minnesota Vikings) born in Troy Ohio
25 Nov 1967
Rodney Sheppard American guitarist (Sugar Ray) born in Trinidad Trinidad and Tobago
25 Nov 1846
Carrie Nation American temperance advocate who smashed hotels with a hatchet born in Garrard County Kentucky (d. 1911)
25 Nov 1862
Ethelbert Nevin American pianist and composer (The Rosary Narcissus) born in Edgeworth Pennsylvania (d. 1901) [1]
25 Nov 1886
Percy Holmes English cricket batsman (7 Tests Yorkshire CCC) born in Huddersfield England (d. 1971)
25 Nov 1896
Virgil Thomson American composer and music critic (Four Saints in Three Acts Louisiana Story) born in Kansas City Missouri (d. 1989)
25 Nov 1904
Antonio Toni Ortelli Italian composer (La Montanara (The Song of the Mountains)) and alpinist born in Schio Veneto Italy (d. 2000)
25 Nov 1914
Eddie Boyd American blues pianist and singer (Five Long Years) born in Mississippi (d. 1994)
25 Nov 1926
Poul Anderson American science-fiction and fantasy author winner of 7 Hugo and 3 Nebula Awards (The Sharing of Flesh Mirkheim After Doomsday) born in Bristol Pennsylvania (d. 2001)
25 Nov 1927
Dick Wellstood American jazz pianist born in Greenwich Connecticut (d. 1987)
25 Nov 1929
Theo Bruins Dutch concert pianist and composer (Sei Studi Syncope) born in Arnhem Netherlands (d. 1993)
25 Nov 1933
Ramiro Corts Jr. American composer born in Dallas Texas (c. 1984)
25 Nov 1944
Mark Minkov RussianSoviet theater and film score composer born in Moscow (d. 2012)
25 Nov 1947
Tracey Walter American character actor (Repo Man Best of the West) born in Jersey City New Jersey
25 Nov 1947
John Larroquette American actor (Night Court - Dan Fielding) born in New Orleans Louisiana
25 Nov 1947
Jonathan Kaplan French film director (Heart Like a Wheel) born in Paris France
25 Nov 1951
Bill Morrissey American folk singer-songwriter (Inside) born in Hartford Connecticut (d. 2011)
25 Nov 1958
Gary Coveyou American pop musician (Bo Donaldson and The Heywoods)
25 Nov 1959
Steve Rothery British progressive rock guitarist (Marillion - Clutching at Straws) born in Brampton West Riding of Yorkshire England
25 Nov 1963
Bernie Kosar American NFL quarterback 1985-96 (Miami Dolphins Cleveland Browns) born in Youngstown Ohio
25 Nov 1963
Kevin Chamberlin American stage and screen actor and singer (Seussical Jessie Wicked) born in Baltimore Maryland
25 Nov 1964
Dan Saleaumua Samoan-American NFL defensive tackle 1988-97 (Detroit Lions Kansas City Chiefs Seattle Seahawks) born in San Diego California
25 Nov 1964
Wendy Wyland American platform diver (Olympic bronze 1984) born in Jackson Michigan
25 Nov 1964
Mark Lanegan American grunge-rock singer-songwriter (Screaming Trees) born in Ellensburg Washington
25 Nov 1966
Mark Whiten American MLB baseball outfielder (4 home runs in one game 1993 St. Louis Cardinals) born in Pensacola Florida
25 Nov 1966
Stacy Lattisaw American disco singer (Million Dollar Baby) born in Washington D.C.
25 Nov 1968
Erick Sermon American rap music artist (EPMD) born in Brentwood New York
25 Nov 1823
(Heinrich) Henry Wirz Swiss-American Confederate army officer (Commander of Camp Sumter prisoner-of-war facility) born in Zurich Switzerland (d. 1865)
25 Nov 1904
Lillian Copeland US discus thrower (Olympic gold 1932) born in New York City (d. 1964)
25 Nov 1909
Hugh Davson English physiologist (protein sandwich model) born in London (d. 1996)
25 Nov 1910
Lon Poliakov French historian (The Aryan Myth) born in Saint Petersburg Russian Empire (d. 1997)
25 Nov 1913
Jack Davies English screenwriter (Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines) born in London England (d. 1994)
25 Nov 1915
Ron Hamence Australian cricketer (Australian batsman post-WWII) born in Hindmarsh Australia (d. 2010)
25 Nov 1931
Harry Landis British stage director and character actor (EastEnders 1995-97 - Felix Friday Night Dinner 2012-14 - Mr. Morris) born in Stepney London England (d. 2022)
25 Nov 1946
Marc Brown American childrens book author illustrator and Emmy Award-winning television producer (Arthur) born in Erie Pennsylvania
25 Nov 1951
Bill Morrissey American folk singer-songwriter (Inside) born in Hartford Connecticut (d. 2011)
25 Nov 1953
Jeffrey Skilling American businessman and fraud felon (CEO of Enron Feb- Aug 2001) born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
25 Nov 1963
Bernie Kosar American football quarterback (Super Bowl 1993 Dallas Cowboys Pro Bowl 1987 89 Cleveland Browns) born in Youngstown Ohio
25 Nov 1964
Mark Lanegan American grunge-rock singer-songwriter (Screaming Trees Queens of the Stone Age) born in Ellensburg Washington (d. 2022)
25 Nov 1874
Joe Gans American boxer (world lightweight champion 190208 International Boxing HOF) born in Baltimore Maryland (d. 1910)
25 Nov 1896
Jessie Royce Landis [Medbury] American stage and screen actress (To Catch A Thief North by Northwest) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1972)
25 Nov 1920
Ricardo Montalbn Mexican actor (Fantasy Island Star Trek II Naked Gun) born in Mexico City (d. 2009)
25 Nov 1923
Jaap van Meekren Dutch TV anchor and host (AVRO RTL4) (d. 1997)
25 Nov 1924
Takaaki Yoshimoto Japanese poet critic and philosopher (the New Left) born in Tokyo Japan (d. 2012)
25 Nov 1925
Jose Napoleon Duarte Salvadoran politician President of El Salvador (1984-89) born in Santa Ana El Salvador (d. 1990)
25 Nov 1928
Etta Jones American jazz singer (Dont Go to Strangers Save Your Love for Me) born in Aiken South Carolina (d. 2001)
25 Nov 1928
James Jimmy Johnson American gospel and blues singer and guitarist born in Holly Springs Mississippi [1]
25 Nov 1933
Erich Zakowski German master mechanic-executive (founder CEO Zakspeed racing team 1968-90) born in East Prussia Germany (d. 2023)
25 Nov 1940
Jan Jongbloed Dutch soccer goalkeeper (24 caps DWS 353 games FC Amsterdam Roda JC Go Ahead Eagles) born in Amsterdam Netherlands (d. 2023)
25 Nov 1947
Jonathan Kaplan French film director (Heart Like a Wheel The Accused Love Field) born in Paris France
25 Nov 1947
Linda LaFlamme American rock keyboardist and songwriter (Its A Beautiful Day - White Bird) born in Brooklyn New York
25 Nov 1947
Val Fuentes American rock drummer (Its A Beautiful Day New Riders of the Purple Sage Shadowfax) born in Chicago Illinois
25 Nov 1949
Rita Jenrette (ne Carpenter) wife of US Congressman John Jenrette (D-SC) born in San Antonio Texas
25 Nov 1955
Bruno Tonioli Italian-British dancer choreography and television personality (Strictly Come Dancing 2004-19 Dancing With the Stars 2005-present Britains Got Talent 2023-) born in Ferrara Italy
25 Nov 1958
Gary Coveyou American pop saxophonist and flute player (Bo Donaldson and The Heywoods - Billy Dont Be A Hero)
25 Nov 1966
Tim Armstrong American singer and guitarist (Rancid The Transplants) born in Albany California
25 Nov 1967
Gregg Turkington American comedian (as Neil Hamburger) and punk rock singer born in Darwin Australia
25 Nov 1841
Ernst Schrder German mathematician (algebraic logic) born in Mannheim Duchy of Baden German Confederation (d. 1902)
25 Nov 1886
Percy Holmes English cricket batsman (7 Tests 4 x 50 Yorkshire CCC) born in Huddersfield England (d. 1971)
25 Nov 1902
Tamara Shayne Russian-American actress (Moma Yoelson-The Jolson Story) born in Perm Russia (d. 1983)
25 Nov 1904
Lillian Copeland American discus thrower (Olympic gold 1932) born in New York City (d. 1964)
25 Nov 1907
John Stuart Hindmarsh British auto racer (24 Hours of Le Mans 1935) born in Sherborne England (d. 1938)
25 Nov 1926
Murray Schisgal American playwright (Luv) and screenwriter (Tootsie) born in Brooklyn NYC (d. 2020)
25 Nov 1928
James Jimmy Johnson American gospel and blues singer and guitarist born in Holly Springs Mississippi (d. 2022) [1]
25 Nov 1929
Jack Hogan [Richard Roland Benson Jr] American actor (Combat Adam 12 Sierra) born in Chapel Hill North Carolina (d. 2023)
25 Nov 1931
Dickie Jeeps English rugby union halfback (England 24 British & Irish Lions 13 Tests Northampton Saints RU) and executive (chairman Sports Council) born in Chesterton England (d. 2016)
25 Nov 1933
August Pabst Jr. American auto racer (USAC Road Racing Cship 1959 SCCA National Sports Car Cship 1960) born in Milwaukee Wisconsin (d. 2024)
25 Nov 1933
Kathryn Crosby (ne Grandstaff) American actress (as Kathryn Grant - Operation Mad Ball The 7th Voyage of Sinbad The Big Circus) registered nurse and TV personality born in West Columbia Texas (d. 2024)
25 Nov 1933
Lenny Moore American Pro Football HOF halfback (NFL Cship 1958 59 Baltimore Colts NFL MVP 1964 5 First-team All-Pro 7 x Pro Bowl) born in Reading Pennsylvania
25 Nov 1941
Kenny Graham American football safety (AFL All-Star 1965 67 68 69 San Diego Chargers Cincinnati Bengals Pittsburgh Steelers) born in Texarkana Texas (d. 2023)
25 Nov 1945
George Webster American College Football HOF linebacker (Michigan State Uni First-team All-AFL 196769 Houston Oilers) born in Anderson South Carolina (d. 2007)
25 Nov 1949
Kerry OKeeffe Australian cricket spin bowler (24 Tests 53 wickets NSW Somerset CCC) born in Sydney Australia
25 Nov 1950
Bob Kelly Canadian NHL hockey forward 1970-82 (Stanley Cup 1974 1975 - Philadelphia Flyers Washington Capitols) known as The Hound born in Oakville Ontario
25 Nov 1951
Bucky Dent American baseball shortstop (World Series 1977 MVP 1978 NY Yankees MLB All-Star 1975 80 81) and manager (NY Yankees 198990) born in Savannah Georgia
25 Nov 1951
Johnny Rep Dutch soccer player born in Zaandam Netherlands
25 Nov 1952
John Lynch American politician (Governor of New Hampshire 2005-13) born in Waltham Massachusetts
25 Nov 1958
Gary Coveyou American pop saxophonist and flute player (Bo Donaldson and The Heywoods - Billy Dont Be A Hero) born in the USA
25 Nov 1965
Cris Carter American Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver (8 Pro Bowl First-team All-Pro 1994 99 NFL receiving TD leader 1995 97 99 Minnesota Vikings) born in Troy Ohio
25 Nov 1965
Yasmin Farooq American rower (World Cship gold W8) and coach (Stanford Uni Uni of Washington) born in Golden Valley Minnesota
25 Nov 1967
Andrea Stinson American basketball guard (3 x WNBA All Star Charlotte Sting) born in Huntersville North Carolina
25 Nov 1976
Clint Mathis American soccer forward (46 caps Los Angeles Galaxy MetroStars Hannover 96) born in Conyers Georgia
25 Nov 1976
Donovan McNabb American NFL football quarterback 1999-2011 6X Pro Bowl (Philadelphia Eagles and 2 other teams) born in Chicago Illinois
25 Nov 1328
Benedict XIII [Pedro de Luna] Spanish Antipope (1394-1423) born in Illueca Crown of Aragon (d. 1423)
25 Nov 1734
Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Wenkel German composer born in Niedergebra Nordhausen Electorate of Saxony Holy Roman Empire (d. 1792)
25 Nov 1737
Christian Friedrich Penzel German musician and composer born in Oelsnitz Electorate of Saxony Holy Roman Empire (d. 1801)
25 Nov 1741
Johann Christian Frischmuth German composer born in Schwabhausen Electorate of Bavaria Holy Roman Empire (d. 1790)
25 Nov 1752
Johann Friedrich Reichardt German composer born in Knigsberg Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1814)
25 Nov 1753
Otto Carl Erdmann Kospoth Prussian composer born in Mhltroff Electorate of Saxony Holy Roman Empire (d. 1817)
25 Nov 1843
Henry Ware Eliot American industrialist philanthropist and the father of T. S. Eliot born in Saint Louis Missouri (d. 1919)
25 Nov 1881
Peder Gram Danish organist composer conductor (Dansk Koncertforening 1918-32) and music director (Danish Broadcasting Corporation 1937-51) born in Copenhagen Denmark (d. 1956)
25 Nov 1900
Arthur Schwartz American composer (I Guess Ill Have To Change My Plans Thats Entertainment) born in Brooklyn New York City (d. 1984)
25 Nov 1901
Arthur Liebehenschel German Commandant of Auschwitz concentration camp born in Pozna German Empire (d. 1948)
25 Nov 1902
Morris Lapidus Russian-American architect best known for designing Miamis Fontainebleau Hotel born in Odessa Russia (d. 2001)
25 Nov 1904
Ba Jin Chinese writer and anarchist (The Family) born in Chengdu Sichuan China (d. 2005)
25 Nov 1911
Roelof Frankot Dutch painter associated with the CoBrA movement born in Meppel Netherlands (d. 1984)
25 Nov 1912
John H. Sengstacke American newspaper publisher (Chicago Defender) and owner of the largest chain of African-American oriented newspapers in the US born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1997)
25 Nov 1913
Lewis Thomas American physician and writer on biology born in Flushing New York (d. 1993)
25 Nov 1914
Lon Zitrone Russian-born French journalist and television host of Eurovision born in Russia (d. 1995)
25 Nov 1920
Putra of Perlis [Tuanku Syed Putra ibni Almarhum Syed Hassan Jamalullail] King of Malaysia (1960-65) born in Arau Perlis (d. 2000)
25 Nov 1922
Ilja Hurnk Czech composer (Ondr Missa Vinea Crucis) born in Poruba Czechoslovakia (d. 2013)
25 Nov 1923
Jaap van Meekren Dutch TV anchor and host (AVRO RTL4) born in Amsterdam Netherlands(d. 1997)
25 Nov 1926
Rosalyn Drexler American painter playwright and comedy writer (Home Movies Lily) born in the Bronx New York (d. 2025) [1]
25 Nov 1931
Nat Adderley American jazz trumpeter (Work Song) born in Tampa Florida (d. 2000)
25 Nov 1933
Ramiro Corts Jr. American composer born in Dallas Texas (d. c. 1984)
25 Nov 1940
Percy Sledge American soul singer (When A Man Loves A Woman Take Time to Know Her) born in Leighton Alabama (d. 2015)
25 Nov 1941
Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi Indian Muslim Sufi author spiritual leader born in Dhok Gohar Shah British India (d. 2001)
25 Nov 1942
Rosa von Praunheim [Holger Mischwitzky] German film director and gay activist (Affengeil) born in Riga Nazi Germany (Latvia)
25 Nov 1944
Ben Stein American actor and presidential speechwriter to Nixon and Ford born in Washington D.C.
25 Nov 1944
Mark Minkov Russian-Soviet theater and film score composer born in Moscow USSR (d. 2012)
25 Nov 1945
Patrick Nagel American artist and illustrator known for his Nagel women born in Dayton Ohio (d. 1984)
25 Nov 1947
Jonathan Kaplan American film and TV director (Heart Like a Wheel The Accused Love Field ER) born in Paris France (d. 2025)
25 Nov 1948
Jacques P. Dupuis French Canadian politician Deputy Premier of Quebec (2005-07) born in Montreal Quebec
25 Nov 1948
Storm Field American weatherman (WABC TV WCBS TV) born in New York
25 Nov 1950
Alexis Wright Australian writer known for Carpentaria born in Cloncurry Australia
25 Nov 1951
Arturo Prez Reverte Spanish novelist and war reporter (The Club Dumas) born in Cartagena Spain
25 Nov 1957
Bob Ehrlich American politician (Rep (R) - Maryland 1995-2003 Governor of Maryland 2003-07) born in Arbutus Maryland
25 Nov 1960
Amy Grant American gospel and rock singer (Glory of Love Baby Baby) born in Augusta Georgia
25 Nov 1960
Kasey Smith American heavy metal artist (Danger Danger-Screw It) born in Queens New York City
25 Nov 1961
Amy Gibson American actress (General Hospital) born in Westchester County New York
25 Nov 1964
Wendy Wyland American diver (World Cship gold 10m platform 1982 Olympic bronze 1984) born in Jackson Michigan
25 Nov 1965
Dougray Scott Scottish television and film actor known for Ever After and Crime born in Glenrothes Scotland
25 Nov 1967
Kazuya Nakai Japanese voice actor (Roronoa Zoro in One Piece ) born in Kobe Japan
25 Nov 1969
Jillian Hennessy Canadian actress (Claire in Law & Order) born in Edmonton Alberta
25 Nov 1973
Octavio Dotel Dominican MLB baseball pitcher (Houston Astros and 12 other teams) born in Santo Domingo Dominican Republic (d. 2025)
25 Nov 1977
Jill Flint American actress (Royal Pains The Night Shift) born in Cherry Valley New York
25 Nov 1978
Ringo Sheena [Yumiko Shiina] Japanese singer songwriter and musician (Tokyo Jihen) born in Urawa Saitama Japan
25 Nov 1979
Thea Gilmore British rock and folk singer-songwriter (Juliet (Keep That in Mind)) born in Oxford England
25 Nov 1980
Aaron Mokoena South African soccer defender (107 caps Blackburn Rovers Portsmouth) born in Boipatong South Africa
25 Nov 1980
Josh Lomberger [Josh Mathews] American professional wrestling interviewer born in Sea Isle City New Jersey
25 Nov 1981
Jenna Bush Hager American author news personality (Today with Hoda & Jenna) and twin daughter of US President George W. Bush born in Dallas Texas
25 Nov 1981
Mauricio Rua Brazilian Mixed Martial Artist born in Curitiba Brazil
25 Nov 1981
Xabi Alonso Spanish soccer midfielder (114 caps Real Sociedad Liverpool Real Madrid Bayern Munich) born in Tolosa Spain
25 Nov 1982
Natalia Crdova-Buckley Mexican-American actress (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) born in Mexico City
25 Nov 1983
Joey Chestnut American competitive eater (considered greatest competitive eater in history) born in Fulton County Kentucky
25 Nov 1983
Kirsty Crawford Scottish pop singer-songwriter (Pop Idol) born in Glasgow Scotland
25 Nov 1984
Gaspard Ulliel French actor (Hannibal Rising Saint Laurent) born in Boulogne-Billancourt France (d. 2022)
25 Nov 1986
Amber Hagerman American kidnapping and murder victim basis of the Amber Alert system born in Arlington Texas (d. 1996)
25 Nov 1986
Cole Escola American comedian actor and playwright (Oh Mary) born in Clatskanie Oregon
25 Nov 1988
Abby Phillip American political commentator (CNN) born in Alexandria Virginia
25 Nov 1989
Patsy Ferran Spanish-British actress (stage production A Streetcar Named Desire) born in Valencia Spain
25 Nov 1990
Stephanie Hsu American actress (Everything Everywhere All At Once) born in Torrance California
25 Nov 1990
Yasmin van der Meer Dutch woman born as 15th million Netherlander born in the Netherlands
25 Nov 1993
Owain Park British bass-baritone singer (The Gesualdo Six) choral and opera composer (The Snow Child) and organist born in Bristol England